Rubric: Chemistry mini-lab

Criteria Aspects 2-3 4-5 6-7

Personal Engagement independence -follows steps with help -follows steps with some -follows steps independently
and Attitude independence
(ATL science) -few expected components -most expected components -all expected components
use of time were completed each day were completed each day were completed each day

-has some necessary -has almost all necessary -has necessary materials
materials materials -prepares for class to begin
- unsure of the task ahead -prepares for class to begin
preparation for or unprepared but at a slow pace or delays
task

Application safety and clean -needs frequent reminders -needs few reminders to -follows rules and leads
up to work safely follow rules others to do so
- partially cleaned up and - partially cleaned up and did -cleaned up neatly without
needed reminder not need reminder. any reminder.

-uses apparatus with help -uses apparatus somewhat -uses apparatus

independently independently
measurement/
apparatus usage
-followed some of the -generally followed the
instructions but needed help instructions carefully -followed the instructions
following quite a lot carefully
instructions
-needed reminders to co- -worked effectively with
operate with others in my others, respecting their -worked highly effectively
group views with others, respecting their
collaborative work views

Thinking calculating - calculations - calculations - calculations

resistance are incomplete are completed are completed in
and little work and some work detail and all
is shown is shown work is shown
conclusion - drawn a clear
- drawn a - drawn a conclusion based
partial or conclusion on the correct
obvious consistent with interpretation
conclusion the data of data and
explained it
using scientific
reasoning
Communication diagram -Diagrams - Diagram - Diagram shows
show some shows proper proper
detail conventions, and conventions, are
some labels labelled and
detailed

data table
- is incomplete - follows some - follows
and/or unclear conventions, is conventions, is
somewhat clear clear and
and partially complete,
spelling and complete including units
grammar -makes more
than 3 errors -makes fewer -makes no
than 3 errors errors
scientific
terminology - uses some
relevant - uses a
scientific relevant - correctly uses
vocabulary scientific a rich, relevant
somewhat vocabulary scientific
correctly mostly correctly vocabulary
correctly

Overall: _________________